OU Medical Center
Academic medical center in Oklahoma City, OK
- Sign-on bonus up to $10,000 on 15+ roles
- Hiring nights and days
- New grads welcome on 14+ roles
From 105 postings and nurse reviews · Employer research Sep 11, 2026Sources
The short version
Medicine Specialty RN jobs have been posted as 36-hour weeks on 12-hour day or night shifts. If you are new, a two-year NICU residency with a posted spring start sits alongside a general new-grad residency listing.
Employer research, Sep 11, 2026
You can start in a two-year NICU residency with a 14-week split orientation, plus class time, skills practice, and SIM labs.
For new gradsSources
As of 2026Source: nursingshowcase.comQualified OR Circulator and Medicine Specialty RNs have been offered up to $10,000 to sign on.
If you are moving hereSources
As of 2026Source: facebook.comOR circulator postings have offered a 25% premium for Saturday or Sunday shifts.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Who it fits
Best fit
- New grads: 14 of the 48 roles on this page welcome new grads, and there is a nurse residency
Nursing here
- Nurse residency
NICU RN Residency Program · Applications: Spring start date posted
OU Medical Center · employer research
Sources
As of 2026Source: nursingshowcase.com- Preceptors and orientation
NICU residency uses a 14-week split orientation (10 weeks initial, 4 weeks advanced) plus didactic, skills, and SIM labs
OU Medical Center · employer research
Sources
As of 2026- Career development
RN roles may be filled as Level 1, 2, or 3 based on experience, education, and other qualifications
OU Medical Center · employer research
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As of 2026- Loan assistance
Student loan repayment up to $25,000 for qualified Medicine Specialty RNs
OU Medical Center · employer research
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As of 2026- Scheduling
Medicine Specialty RNs: full-time 36 hours/week, 12-hour day or night shifts. OR posting offered 25% premium for Saturday or Sunday shifts.
OU Medical Center · employer research
Sources
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Benefits
Qualified OR Circulator and Medicine Specialty RNs have been offered up to $10,000 to sign on. Medicine Specialty RN postings have listed student loan repayment up to $25,000. Relocation help is mentioned if you are moving 100 miles or more for a Medicine Specialty RN role.
Published pay and benefits
- Shift pay
25% premium pay for any OR shift worked on Saturday or Sunday
As of 2026
Sources
- Shift pay
Night shift stipend for Medicine Specialty RNs working nights (amount not stated)
As of 2026
- Sign-on bonus
Up to $10,000 sign-on bonus for qualified RNs (OR Circulator and Medicine Specialty postings)
As of 2026
Sources
- Relocation
Relocation assistance; Medicine Specialty RN posting specifies if moving 100+ miles
As of 2026
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- Benefits
Student loan repayment up to $25,000 for Medicine Specialty RNs
As of 2026
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What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- New-grad competition and contracts
- Older forum posts described very high new-grad applicant volume, a two-year contract with a reported $6,000 break fee, and turnover-control efforts.
Sources
As of 2015Source: allnurses.com- Patient-experience scores
- Aggregated HCAHPS-style scores show nurse communication and quietness at 2/5 and about 63% likely to recommend, from thousands of surveys.
Sources
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com- Hospital atmosphere
- A 2014 former registration employee liked the hospital setting and skill-building; chasing physicians for coding notes was the main hassle.
Sources
As of 2014-07-22Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Limited public insider reports
- Local nurses often ask about ICU, stepdown, and new-grad life here, but public threads have few detailed firsthand answers.
Sources
The hard parts
Aggregated patient surveys put nurse communication and quietness at 2 out of 5, with about 63% likely to recommend.
Sources
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What is the usual patient load, and how often do nurses float?
Living in Oklahoma City, OK
Anchored by the massive OU Health campus, Oklahoma City pairs major medical center careers with a cost of living roughly 10% below the national average. Commute seamlessly from historic craftsman homes in the Paseo Arts District, decompressing post-shift along Scissortail Park’s lawns or catching Bricktown canal water taxis on your days off.
Browse roles in Oklahoma City- Metro price level · Oklahoma City area
- 10% below the national average
- BEA index 90.4 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,130/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $68,656/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Common questions
Does OU Medical Center hire new grads?
14 of the 48 roles on this page welcome new grads. Its nurse residency: NICU RN Residency Program · Applications: Spring start date posted.
Is there a sign-on bonus?
Yes, on 15 of the 48 roles on this page, up to $10,000.
Which shifts are open?
Of the 33 roles with a stated shift on this page, 15 are night shifts, 13 are day shifts, 4 are rotating shifts and 1 is an evening shift.
Which units are hiring?
Oncology (8), ER (5), MICU (4), infusion (3) and more.
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to OU Medical Center, and we tell you what happens next.
Current openings at OU Medical Center
OU Medical Center
Oklahoma City
- RN
- Day shift
OU Medical Center
Oklahoma City
Resident RN - Registered Nurse - Outpatient Surgery Pre Op - Days
Posted 3 days ago
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
OU Medical Center
Oklahoma City
Registered Nurse - RN - Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist II
Posted 3 days ago
- RN
- RN
- Day shift
- RN
- Rotating shift
RN Resident - Registered Nurse - Surgical Specialty - Full Time - Days & Nights Available
Posted 5 days ago
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- New grads welcomed
- Residency program
- RN
- Day shift
Experienced RN - Registered Nurse-Trauma ICU - Days
Posted last week
- RN
- Day shift
Expereinced RN - Registered Nurse - Cardiovascular Unit - Nights
Posted last week
- RN
- Night shift
Patient Care Tech - CTA/CSA Medical ICU 7a-7p
Posted last week
- New grads welcomed
- Day shift
Experienced RN- Registered Nurse- MICU- Nights
Posted last week
- RN
- Night shift
- RN
Patient Care Tech - CTA/CSA Medical ICU 7a-7p
Posted last week
- New grads welcomed
- 7a-7p
RN Resident- Surgical Oncology-Nights
Posted last week
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Nights
- Compact license OK
OU Medical Center
2 Locations
LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - Infusion -Stephenson Cancer Center at Hillcrest - Tulsa
Posted last week
- New grads welcomed
- LPN
- Hillcrest Infusion Center
- Compact license OK
RN Resident - Registered Nurse - MICU - Full Time - Nights
Posted last week
- RN
- Full Time - Nights
- Medical ICU
Experienced RN - Registered Nurse - Infusion Clinic - PRN
Posted last week
- RN
- SCC Phase 1 Infusion Center
- Per diem
Experienced RN- Registered Nurse- Cardiovascular ICU- Nights
Posted last week
- RN
- Nights
- Compact license OK
Experienced Nurse - Registered Nurse - Oncology Infusion Clinic
Posted last week
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
RN Resident - Registered Nurse - Neurology/Neurosurgery Care Unit (NNCU) - Days & Nights Available
Posted last week
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Full Time/36 hours a week/12hr Shifts/Days & Nights Available
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Full-Time, 36 hours a week, 7:30pm-8am
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Night shift
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Night shift
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Night shift
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Night shift
- ADN accepted
- RN
- M-F Days
- OUMC ED Care Management
- RN
- Weekdays
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Night shift
- Neuro Transplant ICU
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Rotating shift
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Hemo Oncology
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Night shift
- ER Observation
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 2pm - 10pm
- Adult Emergency Department
- RN
- Night shift
- Ortho/Trauma Unit
OU Medical Center
McAlester Radiation Therapy
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- McAlester Radiation Therapy
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Monday-Friday; 8 AM - 5 PM
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 12-hour rotating
- 5 South Post Ortho/Trauma unit
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
OU Medical Center
2 Locations
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Hillcrest Infusion Center
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Day shift
- ER Observation
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Compact license OK
- ADN accepted
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 7:30am-3:30pm
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Days (7a-7p) or Nights (7p-7a)
- Adult Surgical Transplant Unit
- RN
- Rotating shift
- Medicine/Nephrology
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See all 105 roles at OU Medical CenterSources
- allnurses.com/ou-medical-center-nurse-residency-t548264
What nurses say · as of 2015
- allnurses.com/hospitals/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/o-u-medical-center-r3787
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- facebook.com/OUHealth/posts/join-our-team-as-an-rn-or-circulator-and-take-advantage-of-the-sign-on-bonus-pro/737381395088786
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026
- facebook.com/groups/nurseresidencyprogram/posts/25645694471769299
What nurses say · as of 2026
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-OU-Health-E121005-RVW4626248.htm
What nurses say · as of 2014-07-22
- nursingshowcase.com/Nurse_Residency_Programs
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026
- reddit.com/r/okc/comments/18zzgno/ou_medical_center
What nurses say · as of 2026
- reddit.com/r/okc/comments/1pc9r9o/going_back_to_work_as_rn_after_year_off_should_i
What nurses say · as of 2026
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